Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Research Headlines - Detecting diabetic kidney disease before it really sets in

[Source: Research & Innovation] The damage done by chronic kidney disease is irreversible: once the illness has taken hold, the organ can't be healed. Patients' prospects and quality of life would be much improved if the condition could be spotted sooner. An EU-funded project has developed a biomarker test to pick up very early signs of diabetic kidney disease, and identified possible improvements in the approach to therapy.